LAPP – LAPP Buys Industrial Connectors Company in China
Strategic Acquisition of Cableforce Electronics Co., Limited
Dongguan City/Stuttgart, June 4, 2025 – German-based LAPP Group has acquired Cableforce Electronics Co.,Limited with effect from June 1, 2025. By joining forces with the Chinese circular connectors specialist based in southern China, LAPP aims to expands its global market presence and manufacturing footprint for industrial connectors.
LAPP, globally leading supplier of integrated solutions and branded products in the field of cable and connection technology, is continuing to grow its manufacturing capabilities and market presence in the field of industrial connectors. Founded in 2015, Cableforce Electronics Co., Limited specializes in the field of circular connectors and has been a partner of LAPP since its early days. Now, the company based in Dongguan-City near Shenzhen is a 100 percent subsidiary of LAPP Group.
Leveraging Cableforce’s Capabilities on a Global Scale
Matthias Lapp: “In the past ten years, Cableforce has built up an impressive market position, portfolio, and engineering competence in circular connectors. These unique capabilities make them a great addition to our industrial connectors offering – benefitting our customers worldwide. Through this merger, we will leverage Cableforce on a global scale – by making them a part of LAPP’s network and our team of more than 5.700 committed employees around the world.”
With its LAPP China headquarters in Shanghai since 2003 and two production plants opened in 2012 and 2023, the German family-owned company has been active in China for more than two decades.
Matthias Lapp says: “China is one of our most important growth markets, and we are determined to further expand our presence: Following our local for local strategy, we are continuously investing into our R&D competencies, manufacturing capabilities and technical sales network in China and the Asia-Pacific region.”
Cableforce currently employs over 100 people. Both companies have agreed not to disclose the financial details of the transaction.
LAPP specializes on connectivity solutions for industry – from complex customized solutions to more than 40.000 catalogue products and circular connectors like these.
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More information on Cableforce Electronics Co., Limited by LAPP Group: https://www.cableforce.cn/en/ + Cableforce Electronics Co., Limited focuses on the industrial cable and connector‘s Research, Development, Sales and Manufacture. We located in Dongguan City, in the southern China, with 4500㎡ premises and efficient modern machinery and equipments for tooling & prototyping, cable cutting, soldering, crimping, plastic injection molding, screw and contact pin machining, testing and manual assembly lines allow products to be manufactured in both large volume and small customized lots whilst maintaining a favorable cost and quality ratio.
CABLEFORCE globally offers a wide variety of industrial connectors and cable connectivity solutions to meet either standard or harsh environment signal and power transmission application. Its wide range of metric circular connectors and cable assembly that fit almost any standard sensor or actuator application and includes features such as accurate IP ratings, a wide range of cable jackets, and multiple contacts pin configurations, and high quality rugged materials.
Founded in 2015, Cableforce Electronics Co., Limited specializes in the field of circular connectors and has been a partner of LAPP since its early days. Now, the company based in Dongguan-City near Shenzhen is a 100 percent subsidiary of LAPP Group.
Cableforce currently employs over 100 people.
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EMR Additional Notes:
- Industrial Connectors:
- Specialized electrical connectors designed for reliable and robust connections in demanding industrial environments. They are crucial for connecting machinery, automation systems, and other industrial equipment, ensuring secure power, data, and control signal transmission.
- Industrial Circular Connectors:
- Robust, cylindrical, multi-pin electrical connectors used in harsh environments for data and power transmission in industrial settings. They are designed for applications requiring reliability and durability, such as automation, manufacturing, and harsh environments like oil and gas.